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Alabama Department of Environmental Management ADEM Update Manufacture Alabama 2012 Environmental Conference November 7, 2012
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Commitments: –No Surprises –Make known rules of the road –Evenhanded enforcement –Opportunity for input when rules change
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ADEM FY 2013 State General Fund Budget $4.0-5.0 million required to operate water division $4.1 million withdrawn from Scrap Tire Fund $3.2 million General Fund to ADEM operations Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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ADEM FY 2013 State General Fund Budget (continued) ~$1 million contributed TO the General Fund Scrap Tire Fund withdrawal required ADEM to abrogate $5.3 million contract FY 2013 shortfall made up by $1.2 million from surveillance aircraft sale Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Questions: Are ADEM services necessary? What is the quality of services provided? What is the proper funding level? Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Are ADEM services necessary?
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Are ADEM services necessary? Yes. CWA, SDWA, CAA, RCRA require. Services can be provided State or EPA
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What is the quality of services provided? Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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What is the quality of services provided? Knowledgeable, independent, qualified outside parties using objective measures rank performance to be high quality. Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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What is the proper funding level? Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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What is the proper funding level? ADEM is lowest cost provider of high quality services. Minimum funding level is $4 - $5 million above FY 2013 true funding. Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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What is the alternative to minimum funding? - EPA withdraw State authority to issue NPDES permits. - EPA issue NPDES permits with permit conditions and timing determined by EPA - New industry permits from EPA Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Possible sources of funding: - Federal Funds - General Fund - Permit Fees Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Proposed fee increase for FY 2014: - $4 million increase - 50% increase - Covers 90% of cost to issue permits Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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30 Years of Progress 1982 - 2012
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Air Quality Improvements 1982 --- 20 areas failing to meet air quality standards (Lead—Ozone—PM—SO2) 2012 --- 2 areas not meeting tightened air quality standards 20 Areas Not Meeting Air Quality Standards 2 Areas Not Meeting Tightened Air Quality Standards
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Air Quality Improvements 1982 --- 500 stack tests per year 2012 --- 1,000 stack tests per year
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Enhanced Air Initiatives Visible Emissions Training --- 400 Certified Annually Regional Haze Visibility Program Goal2018 Achieved2012
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Water Quality Improvements 1982 --- Zero miles classified as OAW 2012 --- 285 miles and 3,582 acres classified as OAW 1982 --- Zero miles designated as ONRW 2012 --- 805 miles and 1,946 acres designated as ONRW
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Water Quality Improvements 1982 --- 713 miles classified less than Suitable for Fish & Wildlife 2012 --- 141 miles classified less than Suitable for Fish & Wildlife
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Land Division Remediated > 10,000 contaminated UST sites 71,000 work hours in safe destruction of >650,000 chemical weapons
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Land Division 7,300,000 passenger tires removed from 75 scrap tire dumps 25,000 tons of solid waste removed from 225 illegal solid waste dumps
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